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Mechanism of DNA Replication

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Bacterial cells seem to differentiate between thymine and thymidine, using them separately for replication and repair synthesis respectively. These two processes thus seem to draw their precursors from separate pools.

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WERNER, R. Mechanism of DNA Replication. Nature 230, 570–572 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230570a0

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